Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-02
WORTH EIGHTY MILLIONS
A Chat with Senator stan
fsrd. the Croesus of
California.
WY He west 20 California q $3.50 q
Year via $500 cspsta-His In
tsrsssisg Remlnlsessees "
PrssIdsnt Laseoln.

n four or ave squares Of The White
Houss, and ths bie mansion Of the
British Legation IL shout - far distant
In the opposite diFeeti0n. The hoase
faces FaFFaRus Square, with lee broEzs
statue Of the noted adm raj. aud u ed
Joins the houss oeaupled ~ the Hztiison
ARE Congressman, Sect, ~ Pen1syl-
Vania. Stanford is b eli cdoa tbe
Fiebeet man IL the senate. Seost - she
richest mar 10 tbe House % hspseasu
aativea, and thas tbsss tEo Tic1ess men
live side b. sids. Scott, however, - gus
down a 9l2 10000. while Stanford has
besn estimated - high 81 sir tlraes this
amount.
Senator stanford's Washington home
a A MAGNIFICENT one, bat Il is - no
means tie finest 10 the Capital. Iie
front deor u reached b. wide STEPS, and
a generous Vestfhule ad sits yOo 20 ball
Of ike proportions. Large paFioFs open
int this hallway, and stairways with
broad stsps and several landings lead 90
4 second story. The furnishing Of the
hall e very rich, and the poFtiegfes
lsadinr into the pafl0F are Of japanese
aiIk richly embroidered. The parior n
large enough for O city eonneil chamber.
Il u divided IN half BY rich japanese
poFtssrFs and Il Il lighted With chande-
hers and lamps Of carved BRAS
Beautiful pictures, which Senator SiaB-
ford has picked up here and there over
the world, hang apon the wall, aHd ali
Abe surroundings are tb0se Of culture
and beauty. There Il no attempt a. an
sxtKavaRant display Of wealth, though
the fnFniture IL Of the richest and BEST.
IL IL selected with good taste, and looks
&c though lie owners we're aosastomed
20 lts zee. II has connected With is
beauty and richness an air Of hone-like,
eyeay day fFiendIineas about 10, which
you better appreciate when vOu come
Into oontact With Senator Stanford
himseIf.
senator Stanford IL the example OF a
millionaire whom riches have not
epoiied. He is 81 CLAIM IN hts manners
and 80 Democratic IN his views as be
vas when, Is q young lawyer, be made
his fFst eeht for fortune IN q Wisconsin
village. There IL nothing anobbish
about him. You fesl that be IL q gen
tleman and that be considers you one.
He IL q man Of broad views, Of vide
residing, and extended travel. He talks
we'll, Ia interested in all public matters,
and has an opinion on most Of then.
chatted With him about bis neU
University and be grew enthusiastic In
talking about its possibilities. He is
anxious that his fortune should accom-
plish some good IN this world
while be lives, aud that 10 should 20 on
working after his death. He told me
that the provisions OF the University
we're suoh that he thought II would have
. good income for many y ars 10 come
The bequest IL % woFded that the In
come Of the large extent Of land sur
rounding u Ia 10 be devoted 10 it alone
80 that ths land cannot be sold. III
ownership is peFpetuated 10 the Univer
Bity az far a. u 10 possible 10 vest fncf
rights In this couRtFy.
The land which Senator Stanford
gives 70 this University Is noted for III
fertility. and Il has reservoir which
will supply 100000 gallons OF vatel
daily through chs year. even II there u
no rainfall. This will insure the thor
ough irrigation OF the land daring all
seasons. and II vill probably be The
model farming land Of California.
town will grew 40 IN connection witt
the University, and u IL senator Stan
ferd's idea TO give such students a. de
sire Il all the facilities for c0mplete
agricultural education.
The scheme OF the university is mel
entirely formulated as yet, but tbs
ground will be broken foF the buildings
next spring. and the plans are HOg
being made. The buildings will 30 OF
ore story, well no from the ground, and
the present intention h 10 havs a num.
Der Of aroades like those Of Turin aud
Paris, running from one part Of the
the University 10 the other, Everything
will be Of the most substantial nature
and approved character, aud the build
ings will be erected With the idea that
they are TO last for generations. Sen.
atof Stanford told the that be wished "a
furnish q complete educational system
and that there would probably b two
divisions, an academy or preparatory
school and the college proper. Il Is his
idea 10 make no distinction between the
professor Of the academy and the
college; that il, he does not wish to have
the professor OF one to feel that be has a
higher rank than those OF the other.
The college will have complete chemical
and mechanical laboratories. IL viii
have the best professors that can be So
CURED and u will furnish edHeation at q
very moderate cost.
senator Stanford does not believe
that 10 would be wise 10 furnish ednea-
ttonal advantage for nothing. He says:
THAT which costs nethins IL estimated
as being vsrth nothing and be be
lievea there Ia sHch thing IS educating
children 20 be panpeFs He tells me
there will probably be tonne provision
for the education OF needy children.
who either through their fAtesfs OF
themselves Ere deserving Of assistance,
bat he says the rule will be 60 put she
tuition and board - low that almost
any one can pay u. Said be; The
actual necessities Of life cost hut little,
and 10 u the niek-nAaks which esant.
II . man or boy chooses 10 eat that
which u n0uriahing aud good be can
get Il for a very small sun, aud my 20
V that board eaaid be furnished amid
Ne rich farming facilities which viii
surround this university a She same
prices that used 70 be paid IN she com
try where | was hroeght up 10 New
York. A, the academies there eur lui.
ton cost only s. or 81 4 quarter, aud
Ne could GET good board for ten or
twelve shillinQs q week. A man can
supply his necessities u be hiss 20 on
ti-ho = week. and in this university
community everything will be cheap.
Mia ought not 20 cost here more thAn
two cents a quart, aud vegetables and
fruits will be very cheap. TIE rates will
be snch ~ 10 both tsition aud board
that ne poor boy OF eirl Who Is willing 90
woFk for AZ education will need 60 DO
without u.
| asked SeaAtog stanford as 30 the
extravagant stables which the news
papers said be vas building 10 Wash
ington. He replied; Tue description
Of my stables has BEEN greatly over
dFRwa. There u little extraordinary and
nothing magnificent about them, They
viii have 80 j brick walls and Will be
htsed up as comfortably ~ Is required
for the needs % TIE horses and pos
more -. TIE walls Of the interior xtll
be upholstered. aud am baiidlng then
with viow OF selling when ! IA,
through, 90 soHae livery mar. | have
more 81 nv fastest horses 40 Washing
Zoo, scd have as yrt bf nsht hfre enly
the teams ! require fof my daily as"
TIE conversation here drifgsa 10 tie
Law, and | asked Senator stanford kos
he hAppsned b. 80 o. California. said
he; II bad siadtct lsa "a Nav 4 "A
and had gone wesi 10 Port Washington.
Wis % practios opened las efi ~
there. and did Htrs weli. raae SlSN